Naas Sat, 7th Feb, 2026  Jalon D'oudairies He had good form; he hasn’t been the easiest horse to train but I’d say he’s in a good place there at the moment. I liked the way he went from the last to the line, even though it wasn’t the strongest race in the world. That’s our 150th winner of the year in Ireland. It’s another milestone and it’s important. The horses are running well, we’ve a good bunch, and Jack is riding out of his skin as well.

Thurles Thu, 29th Jan, 2026  El Cairos It is job done and he never came out of second gear. Jack said it was his fault at the last as he said he should have either taken him back or asked him, but I loved the way he came back on the bridle straight away and you’d have to be impressed by that,. We came here looking for good ground so I was nervous, but it was either come here or to Navan or Punchestown next week, which was getting too close to Cheltenham. I don’t think he could have done any more and he is very fast. Jack said the boot he has is unbelievable. He’ll learn plenty from today and even racing in a big field will do him no harm. He’ll go straight to Cheltenham and he’ll be way better on better ground.

Thurles Thu, 29th Jan, 2026  El Cairos It is job done and he never came out of second gear. Jack said it was his fault at the last as he said he should have either taken him back or asked him, but I loved the way he came back on the bridle straight away and you'd have to be impressed by that,. We came here looking for good ground, so I was nervous, but it was either come here or to Navan or Punchestown next week, which was getting too close to Cheltenham. . I don't think he could have done any more and he is very fast. Jack said the boot he has is unbelievable. He'll learn plenty from today, and even racing in a big field will do him no harm. He'll go straight to Cheltenham and he'll be way better on better ground.

Thurles Thu, 29th Jan, 2026  El Cairos It is job done and he never came out of second gear. Jack said it was his fault at the last as he said he should have either taken him back or asked him, but I loved the way he came back on the bridle straight away and you'd have to be impressed by that,. We came here looking for good ground so I was nervous but it was either come here or to Navan or Punchestown next week, which was getting too close to Cheltenham. . I don't think he could have done any more and he is very fast. Jack said the boot he has is unbelievable. He'll learn plenty from today and even racing in a big field will do him no harm. He'll go straight to Cheltenham and he'll be way better on ground.

Thurles Thu, 29th Jan, 2026  El Cairos It is job done and he never came out of second gear. Jack said it was his fault at the last as he said he should have either taken him back or asked him, but I loved the way he came back on the bridle straight away and you'd have to be impressed by that,. We came here looking for good ground, so I was nervous, but it was either come here or to Navan or Punchestown next week, which was getting too close to Cheltenham. I don't think he could have done any more and he is very fast. Jack said the boot he has is unbelievable. He'll learn plenty from today, and even racing in a big field will do him no harm. He'll go straight to Cheltenham and he'll be way better on better ground.

Thurles Thu, 29th Jan, 2026  El Cairos It is job done and he never came out of second gear. Jack said it was his fault at the last as he said he should have either taken him back or asked him, but I loved the way he came back on the bridle straight away and you’d have to be impressed by that,. We came here looking for good ground so I was nervous, but it was either come here or to Navan or Punchestown next week, which was getting too close to Cheltenham. I don’t think he could have done any more and he is very fast. Jack said the boot he has is unbelievable. He’ll learn plenty from today and even racing in a big field will do him no harm. He’ll go straight to Cheltenham and he’ll be way better on better ground.

Fairyhouse Sat, 13th Dec, 2025  Brosna Shine I think she’s very good and I’m very lucky to have her. Tony Kilduff sent us off to buy a nice filly. Touch wood, if everything is okay, we might go to the DRF (Dublin Racing Festival) with her for the Grade 2 mares' bumper. That’s logically where to go. Her dam is black-type in bumpers, over hurdles and fences. She’s massive as well so she’ll do any job, hopefully. It’s great to have one like her.

Punchestown Sun, 23rd Nov, 2025  Kotkito Bello I thought he’d step up for softer ground, and I felt today with 9st7lb on his back the ideal thing was to let him gallop and jump. He has loads of experience and is a lovely little horse. He jumped well and did everything very professionally. We can mix it as he has his chase rating and we’ll find novice handicaps. There is great prize money for them and it’s lovely to be able to come to these nice meetings. The Barden family have been great supporters of the yard. Oliver has been so good to me for 20 years and having winners for them is very special.

Navan Mon, 17th Nov, 2025  Kopek Des Bordes I’m very pleased with that. He has to learn and get experience, and he got a fair bit today I think. When he sees a fence, he just wants to go and jump it. He’s very keen in that respect. As he goes up in grade, the pace will get faster and hotter and I think it will be all to his benefit.

Navan Mon, 17th Nov, 2025  Kopek Des Bordes Very pleased with that. He has to learn and get experience, and he got a fair bit today, I think. When he sees a fence, he just wants to go and jump it. He's very keen in that respect. As he goes up in grade, the pace will get faster and hotter. I think it will be all to his benefit. He has enough schooling done. This fellow was a bumper horse compared to a point-to-pointer which Final Demand was. He (Final Demand) would have done a lot more schooling in his younger days, whereas this fellow has been schooling mainly over hurdles and a bit over fences.

Navan Mon, 17th Nov, 2025  Kopek Des Bordes He figured things out for himself. Very pleased with that. He has to learn and get experience, and he got a fair bit today, I think. When he sees a fence, he just wants to go and jump it. He's very keen in that respect. As he goes up in grade, the pace will get faster and hotter. I think it will be all to his benefit. He has enough schooling done. This fellow was a bumper horse compared to a point-to-pointer which Final Demand was. He (Final Demand) would have done a lot more schooling in his younger days, whereas this fellow has been schooling mainly over hurdles and a bit over fences.

Galway Tue, 7th Oct, 2025  Torquay Road He got in close to the last two hurdles which didn't help him as he was tight for room, but it was a great ride by Eoin. It is nice to get another win out of him. He is a good honest horse, put his head down and Eoin said he wanted to win. I think he just began with a high rating at the start so it took him a while to find his feet, but he's really getting the hang of the jumping now. We are open to any plans with him at the moment, so we'll see.

Galway Tue, 7th Oct, 2025  Torquay Road He got in close to the last two hurdles which didn't help him as he was tight for room, but it was a great ride by Eoin. It is nice to get another win out of him. He is a good honest horse, put his head down and Eoin said he wanted to win. I think he just began with a high rating at the start so it took him a while to find his feet, but he's really getting the hang of the jumping now. We are open to any plans with him at the moment, so we'll see.

Gowran Park Sat, 4th Oct, 2025  Jerisk Star Jerisk Star has had horrendous palate issues and he literally couldn’t breathe. A huge thank you to vet Hugh Dillon, at the Curragh, who mixed an old procedure with a new one and it seems to have helped him a bit anyway. Hugh is a ‘wind nerd’ and tricked around with a few things. It is has worked to a certain extent and I’m pleased to have some semblance of my good horse back. He had a good first run but struggled with his palate then, which is the bane of every trainer’s life unfortunately. I might go chasing with him pretty soon but we’ll see. It is just satisfying to get today out of the way for the work and effort you put into them. It is a family-owned horse and are the colours of my late Dad, before my mother (retired M.E.P. Avril Doyle) took them over, so it is a nice day.